Jay Belanger、Rodney X.Sturdivant、
Jessica Libertini、Amanda Beecher、Kate
Coronges等著的《MCM\\ICM數學建模競賽(第3卷)(英
文版)》由美國大學生數學建模競賽(MCM／ICM)評委
親自編寫，競賽主席做序並推薦。書中對競賽題目分
析清晰透徹，對Outstanding Winners論文點評言簡
意賅，英文流暢純正，表述簡明易懂，讀者可以從中
深刻體會競賽的主旨以及競賽問題的精髓。
本書共包括8章，第1章以簡短的篇幅介紹了如何
寫出一篇優秀的論文，第2—7章分別為2016年MCM／
ICM競賽6個題目的分析、點評與解答：熱水澡(A Hot
Batt])、太空垃圾(Space Junk)、分配教育基金
(The Goodgrant Challenge)、衡量社會信息網絡的
演變和影響(Measuring the evolution and
Influence in Society's Information Networks)
、我們正在走向一個干旱的星球?(Are We Heading
Towards a Thirsty Planet?)以及難民移民政策建
模(Modeling Refugee Immigration Policies)。
第8章通過數學建模研究當前的熱點問題，本卷討論
的問題是如何處理大數據流缺失的數據。
本書實用性強，可供參加美國大學生數學建模競
賽的讀者參考使用。讀者既可以了解掌握各種建模方
法，也可以培養用英文進行寫作與思考。

1 Writing for Winning
Jie Wang
1.1 Paper Evaluations
1.2 Tell A Good Story
1.3 Tell the Story Well
1.4 Sensitivity Analysis Is a Must
1.5 Write Well
Exercises
References
2 A Hot Bath
Jay Belanger
2.1 Problem Description
2.2 Outstanding Winners
2.3 Previous Work
2.3.1 Classic formulas
2.3.2 Bathtub measurements
2.3.3 Previous work on water cooling
2.4 Approaching the Problem
2.5 Models
2.5.1 Assumptions and justifications
2.5.2 Functions and parameters
2.5.3 Determining the heat loss
2.5.4 Preserving heat
2.5.5 Heat dispersal
2.5.6 Answering the main question
2.5.7 Other questions
2.5.8 Results
2.6 Sensitivity Analysis
2.7 Strengths and Weaknesses
2.7.1 Strengths
2.7.2 Weaknesses
2.8 Comments
Exercises
References
3 Space Junk
Jay Belanger
3.1 Problem Description
3.2 Outstanding Winners
3.3 Previous Work
3.3.1 Kessler's work
3.3.2 Debris removal methods
3.3.3 Political obstacles
3.3.4 Business cpportunities
3.4 Approaching the Problem
3.5 A Continuous Approach
3.5.1 How to approach the problem
3.5.2 Assumptions and justifications
3.5.3 Modeling details
3.5.4 Results
3.6 A Probabilistic Approach